preenact

English

Alternative forms

• pre-enact

Etymology

From pre- +‎ enact.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹi.ɛnækt/

Verb

preenact (third-person singular simple present preenacts, present participle preenacting, simple past and past participle preenacted)

1. (transitive) To enact in advance.
   • 1994, Robert Sokolowski, Eucharistic Presence: A Study in the Theology of Disclosure, page 28:

     But the event at the Last Supper was indeed a sacrifice, precisely because it preenacted the sacrifice on Calvary.

Anagrams

• perceant